The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-22
Railroad Notes.

FOrty-eight trains is the average
number that arrives and departs from
this city every "a hours, which aver.
ages train every thirty minutes.
The Salina Journal rejoiced with ex-
ceeding great joy in Saturdays issue
over the advent of the Rock Island in
to that city. There were no flies on
the Journals welcome to the r. L.
The Rock Island has lilo miles of
railroad in Kansas.
The Rock Island bridge gang have
placed the regular bridge ties on Mud
creek bridge,
The Santa Fe passenger train from
Salina yesterday was over three hours
late.
There are nearly 800 men working
between Herington and Salina on the
Rock Island, surfacing up the track.
Ii the weather continues favorable for
another week the track will be in ex-
cellent shape for the fast time this road
expects to make. Besides two fast
passenger trains each day from Chicago.
Kansas City aud Topeka. A fast
freight will leave Kansas City every
evening arriving in Abilene the next
morning.
A Santa Fe freight car was run off
the end of one of the switches termin-
ating on Mulberry yesterday. and is
now lodged on the sidewalk.
Next Sunday the time table for the
entire Rock Island route will be changed
and there is no probability of any train
being put on that road here before that
time.
The first freight over the Rock Island.
outside of carload lots. was received
by Toms & Rockafellar this afternoon.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe |
railroad will put down the last rail on |
Its Chicago extension by the first of |
January. This will give it the longest
continuous line of road in the country.
and the management are already con-
sldering plans by which they can span
the great gap between Chicago and
Boston. 1t is the ambition OF the en-
terprlsing corporation to furnish to the
country trans-continental route, and
the progress which it has made in this
direction justifies the belief that such
an achievement is among the possibili-
ties of the not remote future.-Arkan-
sas Valley Democrat.
THE ROCK ISLAND,
The tracklaying of the Rock Islaud
reached Ninth street this morning and
the construction train was taken back
beyond Fourth street. The gang then
began laying the side track up to the
Touring mills ard elevators. At this
point the NJ. P. and Z. p. roads began
TO show fight. An engine was run up-
IN the crossing of the Mcpherson branch
Of the U. P. and the main branch of $
the M. p. where it remained all day. I
the construction train from : :
passing that point. The morning pas 9
'enger engine On the Mcpherson branch s
threw a car loaded with wheat off the
rack at the point of crossing the U. z.
Y'rand an engine has been kept on
he branch at this point during the
lay.- The morning passenger was de-
aimed an hour and half aiding in the
york. The Rock Island forces were
ept at work. by employing teams, and 8
be track Eas laid along side of the q. n
!. the rails and tics being hauled 9
round all distractions. The trouble =
GEMS to have grown out of the request :,
the M. p. officials, for the officials \,
{ the Rock Island to enter into an &
to hold the crossings as it is Il
le last road to come in. The officials
both roads were to meet at { O'Clock
lis afternoon upon the ground TO ad.
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